Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankind; And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.

Quote by John Donne

Topics: Death And Dying Quotes, Mankind Quotes

One short sleep past, we wake eternally, / And death shall be no more; death,...

One short sleep past, we wake eternally, / And death shall be no more; death,...

As states subsist in part by keeping their weaknesses from being known, so is it...

As states subsist in part by keeping their weaknesses from being known, so is it...

And new Philosophy calls all in doubt, the element of fire is quite put out;...

And new Philosophy calls all in doubt, the element of fire is quite put out;...

For God's sake hold your tongue, and let me love.

For God's sake hold your tongue, and let me love.

Nature's great masterpiece, an elephant; the only harmless great thing.

Nature's great masterpiece, an elephant; the only harmless great thing.

When one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated...

When one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated...

Poetry is a counterfeit creation, and makes things that are not, as though they were

Poetry is a counterfeit creation, and makes things that are not, as though they were

Love built on beauty, soon as beauty, dies.

Love built on beauty, soon as beauty, dies.

Pleasure is none, if not diversified.

Pleasure is none, if not diversified.

Despair is the damp of hell, as joy is the serenity of heaven

Despair is the damp of hell, as joy is the serenity of heaven

Art is the most passionate orgy within man's grasp.

Art is the most passionate orgy within man's grasp.

But let them sleep, Lord, and me mourn a space.

But let them sleep, Lord, and me mourn a space.

He must pull out his own eyes, and see no creature, before he can say,...

He must pull out his own eyes, and see no creature, before he can say,...

As soon as there was two there was pride

As soon as there was two there was pride

When one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated...

When one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated...

I do nothing upon myself, and yet I am my own executioner.

I do nothing upon myself, and yet I am my own executioner.

Be your own palace, or the world is your jail.

Be your own palace, or the world is your jail.

Wicked is not much worse than indiscreet.

Wicked is not much worse than indiscreet.

Despair is the damp of hell, as joy is the serenity of heaven.

Despair is the damp of hell, as joy is the serenity of heaven.

Since you would save none of me, I bury some of you.

Since you would save none of me, I bury some of you.